The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted two young men to shore from Rondeau Bay early Monday morning after their duck hunting platform went adrift.

Emergency crews responded to the call at 4:51 a.m. after receiving reports of two men who were not wearing lifejackets stranded in the bay. The 17 and 18-year-old men from Shrewsbury, 25 kilometres southeast of Chatham-Kent, were suffering from mild hypothermia when paramedics treated and transported them at the Chatham Airport at 6:21 a.m., Chatham-Kent OPP said.

Police reminded anyone going on or near the water to keep safety in mind by checking weather and ice conditions, wear proper clothing and a lifejacket and bring ice picks or screwdrivers, a noise maker and a cellphone or marine band radio in a waterproof container.

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